A few more things

Here are a few delights from St. Vincent de Paul in Charleville which has a €1 rail and is a fine, big shop that has a great selection of goodies.  It is especially good for scarves, books and jackets and is one of my favourites.

Batwing jumper, €1!

This lovely number is handmade and was on the €1 rail as well

More goodies

The granny aesthetic - shoes, bag and blanket

I think this is a python skin handbag - it's very old and was €1 in Mrs Quinns

Also €1 in LAW - people seem to either love or hate these shoes

With wallpaper like this, who needs enemies?

I'm through with matching anything to this wallpaper.  The dog and the dove battle it out but the wallpaper always wins.

3 times a year

That's how often I estimate you find something in a charity shop that genuinely delights you.  Something that makes the pulse race, the years fall away, with your name on it, that you can't quite believe would be in a charity shop in the first place but if not there, then where?

Today was one of those days for me.

A white leather/black polka dot bat wing 80's leather jacket

with leather tie belt and polka dot lining

and the obligatory massive American Football style

shoulder pads.  

I am in leather jacket heaven.

Photographed on my person because it needed a body in it to do it justice.  I suspect it is a little large for me but I don't care.

'Scuse the big, red head but anyone who knows me knows I don't photograph too well.  And all attention has to be on the jacket.

Here's the fella that would have loved this jacket too!

Aer Lingus are bad for your style

I should have posted this at the beginning of July.  This is a lovely silver Warehouse dress that I meant to wear for the Bjork concert in Manchester. 

Thanks to a delay of 8 hours on the Aer Lingus flight from Shannon to Manchester, I only made the concert by the skin of my teeth and the driving skills of my good friend Del and this fine creation remained folded in my luggage.  This was my 4th delay in 4 flights with Aer Lingus and I am never flying with them again.  (Exactly a week later, the same flight skidded off the runway at Shannon airport).  Thanks Aer Lingus.

And so this dress remains unworn but I know it'll see plenty of action in winter with tights and boots. 

Will you look at the label on that!

Brand  Spanky  New

Yours for €10

Limerick Animal Welfare shop

Weaseling in Kilfinane

Kilfinane is a beautiful village in the hills of south east Co. Limerick and if this wasn't enough to get you to visit it now has its own second hand shop and rather marvellous it is too. 

I was in like a weasel when I saw it and my weaseling was rewarded with a gorgeous Noa Noa linen summer coat for €4.  The shop is run by Josie who was rather bemused at the excited English woman wanting to take photos of the shop.  She let me - Kilfinane natives are just as friendly as their village.

I know I should have ironed my lovely new coat but I couldn't wait to take a photograph

Gorgeous Noa Noa details

Some views of the Kilfinane and the shop:-

Hardware shop window

Strangely, sights like this really get my heart beating

I'll definitely be keeping a eye on Second Glance.

Shop:  Lourdes Connect charity shop, Lower Gerald Griffin Street
Price:  50c

     If only we had lace gloves and trilbys instead of tracksuit bottoms and hoodies.  Limerick is particularly afflicted with the latter but here's proof that once upon a time a lace glove might have been seen.  These were found whilst mooching in the wonderful Lourdes Connect shop which is staffed by the sweetest ladies possible. 

You need really skinny fingers which is good for me seeing as my Dad said I should have been a concert pianist or a brain surgeon such is the extreme scrawniness of my digits.  I feel I now need a horse and carriage for my transport to really do these gloves justice.

Alas!  Lack of a record player stopped me from buying this long play record. 

Saturday delights

Shop:  Limerick Animal Welfare (aka my habitual fix)
Location:  Parnell Street, Limerick

Delights:

ASOS dress

Price:  €5

I see black tights and teal brogues ...

A little number from Principles Petite, nothing special but just the thing for when the sunny days come back over a little skirt or shorts 

AND TODAY'S WINNER IS ...

My penchant for granny chic distresses me sometimes but how could I let this gorgeous vintage Aran waistcoat pass me by?

THE ONES THAT GOT AWAY

Sometimes alas the finances or lifestyle don't permit me to give good homes to everything I love.  These were today's escapees:-

Original K Clark's shoes, possibly in my size (I didn't try them on for fear that I would buy them) but the heel height means I'll probably never wear them and a lovely old blanket ...

THE UNEXPECTED

These did come home.  And check out the "By appointment to her Majesty Queen Mary" on Newey's World Famed Hooks and Eyes.  That is the delight of charity shopping!